10 March 2010
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Carlin’s Jean-Eric Vergne was today once again the quickest of the Cooper Tires British Formula 3 testers, the Frenchman one of a handful of drivers to sneak beneath the unofficial lap record at Oulton Park.
The Cheshire circuit – venue for the championship’s opening rounds at Easter (3-5 April) – provided a chilly but ever-quickening venue for the 21 drivers taking part today, with Vergne setting the best time of the day which, at 1m 27.444s, was 1.4s better than Max Chilton’s 2008 pole position time. Jean-Eric was quickest last week also in the Rockingham official tests. 
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10 March 2010
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British racing driver Phil Quaife emerged from the Official Le Mans Series test days at Paul Ricard HTTT full of confidence and looking forward to the opening round of the 2010 season at the French track next month.
The two-day test session, attended by most of the 50 teams expected to be on the LMS grid this season, gave the Tonbridge-based racer the chance to re-acquaint himself with a GT2-spec CRS Racing Ferrari 430 test car, similar to the one he drove in last year’s Spa 24 Hours and an updated version of which he will race in the highly-competitive GT2 class of the LMS this season. It was also an opportunity to meet his 2010 co-drivers, Pierre Ehret and Pierre Kaffer, for the first time. Read On…
09 March 2010
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Friday marked the conclusion of the first ever GP3 Series test in Le Castellet, and the mood in the paddock as the teams began packing away was a positive one after two days of hard work.
The on track action was non-stop during the final three hours, with top honours eventually claimed by ART’s Alexander Rossi. He topped the time sheets in three out of the four sessions at Circuit Paul Ricard, an impressive display by the young American who set a final best of 1:20.013. Read On…
09 March 2010
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Cliff Dempsey Racing has confirmed a second driver for their 2010 Dunlop MSA Formula Ford Championship campaign. Nineteen year old Dublin student Cormac O’Neill, who made his debut with the team in 2009 in FF1600, taking third overall in the Irish FF championship and 5th in the UK National FF1600 series, will step up to the top British series using the same Ray chassis that he drove in FF1600 last season upgraded to Duratec spec. Read On…
09 March 2010
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Hilton Hotels is planning to use its affiliation with the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes F1 team and its British drivers, Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button in its biggest marketing push in the UK for years.
Advertising and promotional activity will feature either Lewis Hamilton or Jenson Button as the hotel chain looks to boost its UK market.
Hilton’s partnership with McLaren Mercedes was its first foray into sport after they agreed a deal in 2005.
Right Formula will be handling the marketing strategy
08 March 2010
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Never has a season of F1 been met with such anticipation, and been shrouded in such mystery, as F1 2010. With only 8 days of weather disrupted testing, and with the new Lotus F1, HRT and Virgin F1 teams joining the fray, the order come next weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix is anyone’s guess. Never one to shy away from a challenge though, this is the form book according to the Torque Team! Read On…
04 March 2010
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Manor Competition’s Will Stevens got his Michelin Formula Renault UK Championship campaign off to a strong start by setting the fastest time during the first official pre-season test at Brands Hatch Indy circuit on 2nd/3rd March. The 18-year-old from Oxshott in Surrey, who finished the 2009 season seventh overall, posted a best time of 42.968s (100.42mph average) around the 1.198-mile Kent circuit on the final session of the second day. Read On…
04 March 2010
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Frenchman Jean-Eric Vergne was the only driver in the Cooper Tires British F3 field to break the 71-second mark for a lap of the 1.94-mile Rockingham circuit during the official two-day test, which ended today. Read On…
04 March 2010
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The one-make series is the British version of Europe’s highly successful International Trofeo Cup which had a superb 2009 season at some of the continent’s legendary circuits such as Valencia, Brno and Imola. Now the potent new 500 Assetto Corse race cars will feature in top meetings at Britain’s best-known circuits starting next month (April). Read On…
03 March 2010
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Anthony Hamilton has stood down as the manager of Lewis who will now look for a new representative to manage his commercial affairs.
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